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776901

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission the Migration Advisory Committee to produce an interim report on seasonal workers.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	109326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee will report on the economic and social impacts of the UK’s exit from the European Union and on how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy in September 2018 but may produce interim reports before then.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/10/2017 14:11:23 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

776902

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safe passage to the UK of child refugees sleeping rough in Calais who (a) meet the Dublin III Regulation family reunification criteria and (b) could be offered a place by local councils under the Dubs scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	109274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The primary responsibility for unaccompanied children in France lies with the French authorities. It is vital that children claim asylum in France rather than risking their lives by attempting to enter the UK illegally. That is the fastest route to safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Dublin III Regulation is the mechanism which determines the Member State responsible for the consideration of an asylum claim. In order for an application to be transferred from France to the UK, an asylum seeker must first claim asylum in France, and the French authorities can request to have the claim transferred to the UK. We continue to work closely with France, other EU Member States and partners to ensure the timely and efficient operation of the Dublin III Regulation.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to delivering our commitment to transfer the specified number of 480 children under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the ‘Dubs Amendment’) and are working very closely with Member States, as well as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and NGO partners to identify and transfer children to the UK in line with each individual Member State’s national laws. Children have been transferred from France under section 67 this year and we have received further referrals. More eligible children will be transferred from Europe under the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/10/2017 14:12:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

776903

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the equity of the fee to apply for settled status in the UK; and whether she plans to waive the fee for applicants for settled status who are non-UK citizens and who apply because the UK is leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	109331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office firmly believes that the application fee to settle in the United Kingdom (UK) is fair and is representative of the benefits available to those choosing to permanently reside here. Visa, immigration and citizenship fees are set at a level that helps provide resources necessary to operate the border, immigration and citizenship (BIC) system, reducing burden on the UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>On 19<sup>th</sup> October 2017, Theresa May wrote a letter to EU citizens and their family members resident within the UK to reaffirm that citizens’ rights are the first priority, and that we are developing a streamlined digital process for those applying for settled status. The cost of which will be kept as low as possible and will be no more than the cost of a UK passport.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister's letter is available at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pms-open-letter-to-eu-citizens-in-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pms-open-letter-to-eu-citizens-in-the-uk</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/10/2017 14:05:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

777002

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2017 to Question 108430, on asylum, how many decision makers her Department aims to maintain using rolling recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	109366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The number of Decision Makers are maintained at a level that allows the Home Office to progress cases in line with service standards. All asylum claims lodged in the UK are carefully considered on their individual merits against a background of relevant case law and up to date country information.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/10/2017 14:12:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

775939

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the comments by a spokesperson for the Department for Exiting the European Union to the Guardian, published on 23 October, that “We are making real and tangible progress in a number of vital areas in negotiations”, what are those areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Kinnock
uin	HL2347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has increased certainty for citizens and businesses through the progress we’ve made on citizen’s rights - giving both British citizens in the EU and EU citizens in the UK the greatest possible legal certainty about the future.</p><p>On 17 October, the Secretary of State updated Parliament on the October negotiating round, a statement repeated in the Lords by Baroness Goldie. This made clear that we have reached agreement on the criteria for residence rights, the right to work and to own a business, social security rights, rights for current family members, reciprocal healthcare rights, the rights of frontier workers, and the fact that the process for securing settled status in the UK will be streamlined and low cost.</p><p>We have also made progress in regards to agreeing some of the key joint principles we want to adopt in relation to the issues arising for Northern Ireland and Ireland - in particular on the Common Travel Area and associated rights - a significant step forward.</p><p>Finally, we have provided reassurance to our EU partners in regards to our mutual financial obligations. We have also been undertaking a rigorous examination of technical detail where we need to reach a shared view; this is an important step so that we will be able to reach technical agreement, when the time comes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/10/2017 12:09:24 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	693 label Biography information for Lord Kinnock

775974

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measurements of safety levels they apply to Sharm El Sheikh airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL2382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport carries out regular assessments of aviation security at all last points of departure airports to the UK from Egypt. It is long standing government policy not to comment, or publish, details on security matters. However the Government works closely with international partners, including airlines, airports and the Egyptian Government, on security standards. The Government hopes to be in a position to change travel advice to enable flights to the UK from Sharm El Sheikh as soon as security conditions allow.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL2383 question first answered 27/10/2017 10:40:33 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

775975

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the report arising from the most recent inspection of Sharm El Sheikh airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL2383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport carries out regular assessments of aviation security at all last points of departure airports to the UK from Egypt. It is long standing government policy not to comment, or publish, details on security matters. However the Government works closely with international partners, including airlines, airports and the Egyptian Government, on security standards. The Government hopes to be in a position to change travel advice to enable flights to the UK from Sharm El Sheikh as soon as security conditions allow.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan grouped question UIN HL2382 question first answered 27/10/2017 10:40:33 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

776164

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that decisions on asylum support applications are made as quickly as possible.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	108938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Birmingham Hall Green on 11 September 2017, UIN 8672.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/10/2017 14:23:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

776165

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of whether the decision-making process on asylum support applications is sufficiently transparent.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	108939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given the Hon. Member for Bristol West on 20 July 2017, 5403.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/10/2017 14:17:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

776271

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Irish citizens living in the UK will be entitled to residency without new restrictions or requirements when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	109000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK and Ireland enjoy a unique relationship that predates both countries’ membership of the EU. The close historic, social and cultural ties between the UK and Ireland have led to the creation of reciprocal rights for respective nationals when in the other state, distinct from those enjoyed by virtue of common membership of the EU.</p><p>Leaders in the UK and Ireland have confirmed their commitment to protecting these rights for British and Irish nationals which include the right to enter and remain, the right to work and to study and access to social welfare entitlements and benefits.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 27/10/2017 14:21:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon